Wednesday, February 28, 2007

China (CN) Hunan Province Chenzhou Region

Chenzhou is a city with a population of 280 000. The major towns of Anren (30 000) and Guiyang (28 000) are county seats in the region. The major towns of Liyujiang (22 000) and an unidentified urban area 4 km N of Zixing (20 000) in Zixing Metropolitan County are also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Chenzhou Region contains the Chenzhou metropolitan area, Zixing Metropolitan County, and 8 counties. Its area is 19 317 km² and its population is 4 324 812.

The Chenzhou metropolitan area has an area of 2 172 km² and a population of 655 014. The city of Chenzhou has a population of 250 463 in 7 street committees and 1 special street committee. The 1982 Census gives a population of 167 088 in 217 km² for the Chenzhou metropolitan area, which suggests about 150 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 2.9% and a 2004 esimated population of area of 280 000 corresponding to the measured area of 23 km²